Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Personal Twitter Account on Desktop or Mobile
Want to sign up for a Twitter account but don’t know where to start? Whether this is your first account or you want to create a second, personal account, you can do so in just a few minutes. You can use your email or phone number to create an account. This can be done from a web browser or the Twitter mobile app. This wikiHow will show you how to sign up for Twitter using your computer, iPhone, or Android.
[Edit]things you should know
- You will need an email address or phone number to sign up for a Twitter account.
- Go https://twitter.com/i/flow/signup in a web browser. Enter a name, number/email and date of birth to get started.
- On the mobile app, tap “Create Account,” then enter a name, number/email, and date of birth to get started.
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[Edit]using a computer
- Go https://twitter.com/i/flow/signup in your web browser. you can also go https://twitter.com and click Sign up at the bottom of the page.[1]
- Click. This will start the account creation process.
- you can also choose Sign up with Google Or sign up with apple To login with those accounts instead.
- enter a name. This can be a display name, a pseudonym, or your real name.
- enter your phone number. If you want to use an email, click use email instead in blue under phone Field. The ground will change accordingly.
- If the phone number or email address is already being used, you’ll see a warning.
- Enter your birthday and click It will not be shown on your profile unless you change your privacy settings. Click month, DayAnd Year to select the appropriate date.
- Check or uncheck User Tracking and click Done. Twitter uses this data to customize your experience.
- Check the box to allow tracking, or uncheck the box to disable it.
- Verify your information. you will see the field with Name, E-mailAnd Date of birth, They should have a green checkmark arrow next to them.
- if you see a red XModify the information in the field.
- Click. It’s the blue button at the bottom.
- Enter the verification code and click If you used your phone number, you will receive a text with your code. If you used an email address, you will receive an email with your code.
- Enter a password and click As with all passwords, be sure to create a secure password that you can remember.
- Upload a profile picture (optional). Tap or click on the camera icon to upload a picture from your computer Skip for now to do it later.
- Enter a Username. Twitter will automatically generate a username based on your information. You can enter your own, or click Skip for now To use the generated username.
- If you have entered yours, click next,
- Personalize your Twitter. You must complete or skip these steps so that Twitter can personalize your dashboard.
- Allow notifications (optional). you can click allow notifications To stay up to date on activity, click or Skip for now to set it later.
- Select three topics of interest from the list, then click next,
- Follow at least one Twitter user from the list, then click next,
- You will be taken to your Twitter feed. Now you can use Twitter to send tweets or connect with others.
[Edit]using the mobile app
- Open the Twitter app. Twitter is available in the App Store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android.
- Tap . you can also tap continue with google Or continue with apple To login with those accounts instead.
- If you are already logged into one account, you can create another account without logging out.
- Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner.
- Tap the person + icon in the upper-right side of the panel.
- Tap create a new account,
- If you are already logged into one account, you can create another account without logging out.
- enter a name. This can be a display name, a pseudonym, or your real name.
- Enter your phone number or email address. When you tap on the box, you will be asked to enter your phone number. Tap use email instead at the top of your keyboard to enter an email address.
- If the phone number or email address is already being used, you’ll see a warning.
- Enter your birthday and tap . It will not be shown on your profile unless you change your privacy settings. Tap month, DayAnd Year to select the appropriate date.
- Check or uncheck User Tracking and tap . Twitter uses this data to customize your experience.
- Toggle the box to allow tracking, or toggle the box to disable it.
- Verify your information. you will see the field with Name, E-mailAnd Date of birth, They should have a green checkmark arrow next to them.
- if you see a red XModify the information in the field.
- Tap . It’s the blue button at the bottom.
- Enter the verification code and tap . If you used your phone number, you will receive a text with your code. If you used an email address, you will receive an email with your code.
- Enter a password and tap . Be sure to use a strong password.
- Upload a profile picture (optional). Tap or click on the camera icon to upload a photo from your device Skip for now to do it later.
- Enter a Username. Twitter will automatically generate a username based on your information. You can enter your own, or tap Skip for now To use the generated username.
- If you have entered yours, tap next,
- Personalize your Twitter. You must complete or skip these steps so that Twitter can personalize your dashboard.
- Allow contacts (optional). Tap continue to get the pop-up menu. Tap Correct to allow Twitter to access your contacts or Do not allow To reject.
- Select three topics of interest from the list, then tap next,
- Follow at least one Twitter user from the list, then tap next,
- You will be taken to your Twitter feed. Now you can use Twitter on your mobile device.
[Edit]Advice
- Non-app users can still access Twitter through the smartphone’s web browser.
- If you ever experience a problem with Twitter that can only be resolved by getting help from Twitter, see How to Contact Twitter to learn what to do.
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